2. us
WHOWEARE
about In 1985, Lang Van, inc. pioneered the production of
Vietnamese music in America, rediscovered cultural icons
throughout the 1990s, and by 1995 has opened interna-
producing entertainment that marks history, discovering
the world's most artful and talented while connecting
people through music. With its exclusive bedrock in
tional dialogue between Vietnamese communities with its Vietnam, Lang Van strives to expand its global bridge to
collection of timeless music. Lang Van is committed to the heart of Vietnamese culture worldwide.
WHATWEDO
1985 established retail & distribution
1987 Paris, FR Over the past 25 years, Lang Van has HEADQUARTERS
been keeping up with its humble usa
WESTMINSTER, CA
1988 SAN JOSE, CA ideology which had started from a
UNITED STATES
vietnam
1989 Seattle, WA small coffee shop in Santa Ana: to HO CHI MINH CITY
independently create and spread its
1990 Washington D.C., VA
creative work to Vietnamese around the
FLAGSHIP STORES
world. Today, we produce all contents usa
1994 GOLDEN AGE of Vietnamese music in-house inside a 30,000 sq. ft. SAN JOSE, CA
1995 Vietnam headquarters headquarters and distribute Lang Van WESTMINSTER, CA
HOUSTON, TX
products to 6 of our flagship stores ATLANTA, GA
WASHINGTON D.C., VA
VIETNAM FRANCE
in conjunction with 200+ retail
2000 Houston, TX partners globally.
france
PARIS, FR
acquired competition
(NEW CASTLE, SON DUY KHANH, THUY
ANH, DOREMI, ANGEL)
2006 Atlanta, GA DISTRIBUTOR NETWORK PHYSICAL PRODUCTS
usa DVD 1000+ titles
2008 beginning of new generation music Alaska Kansas North Carolina 10 productions labels
Arizona Louisiana Ohio (VARIOUS GENRES)
California Maine Oklahoma
Colorado Maryland Oregon CD 1600+ titles
Connecticut Massachusetts Pensylvania 22 record labels
Florida Michigan Tennessee (VARIOUS GENRES)
Georgia Minnesota Texas
EUROPE Hawaii Missouri Virginia
NORTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST ASIA AUSTRALIA Illinois New Jersey Washington ** As of 2007, LANG VAN
LANG VAN’S PEAK IN HISTORY. Iowa New York stores have been visited
GOLDEN ERA OF VIETNAMESE MUSIC (1990–2004) international by 22% of all Vietnamese
Australia Canada Europe thoughout the U.S.
3. culture & entertainment
Til today, we have produced and released over 600
authentic programs many of which would become our
signature such as The Gioi Nghe Thuat (ART WORLD),
MTV compilations, Spring Festival programs organized
in both the States and Vietnam.
We have produced and published exclusive recordings of
legendary voices prior to, all throughout, and post Golden
Era of Vietnamese music. Like the rebirth of a phoenix,
these singers were the spirit and flame that kept traditional
Vietnamese culture alive through the period in which the
people of Vietnam first immigrated and looked to create a
sense of community in a foreign land.
ourpartners
LANG VAN MOST NOTABLE ICONS
CHE LINH
King of ‘Sen’ music
ELVIS PHUONG
DUY KHANH
KHANH HA
NGOC LAN
OURMISSION
TUAN VU HUONG LAN KIEU NGA
The Phoenix PHI NHUNG LYNDA TRANG DAI As we enter a new, unprecedented era in our global
THANH LAN
Queen of Chanson Francaise
landscape, Lang Van continues to celebrate Vietnamese
culture the same way it has been since its humble inception by
CAPTURING EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS IN VIETNAMESE
HISTORY. We see our mission as not only preserving the
history of Vietnamese culture, but also functioning as
documentarians in capturing and recording beautiful works by
Vietnamese artists happening today and waiting to happen
tomorrow. As the digital generation comes into its own, we are In a uniquely emerging industry, Lang Van is proud to be close
excited to uncover and document the next wave of Vietnamese friends with many of the leaders in the community.
music and entertainment.
